Blogging about my Torikae baya manga translation project.
Characters and their relationships
Over the court of Torikae baya’s story, quite a lot of characters are introduced, especially in comparison to the rather limited cast of the original source material. Along the lines of the charts that open each volume of the manga with an overview of the major characters at that point in the story, this page exists to introduce most of the recurring characters in very simple terms and document their most significant relationships.
Common relationship types follow this key:
🫛 sibling 🧑🍼 parent
🎏 child 🧬 other familial relationship
🎎 spouse 🤝 friend
🫅 master/superior 🙇♂️ subordinate
💖 object of romantic feelings 🎯 target of animosity
A “>” preceding an icon indicates a change in the relationship or a development that occurs relatively late in the character’s story.
A “?” following an icon indicates that there is some ambiguity in the nature of the relationship.
I discuss this page in some more detail in this blog post.
Please note:
not every recurring character is listed on this page (though there might be updates!)
only the most notable relationships are mentioned in each character’s profile
there are some spoilers for later in the story
藤原の丸光
西の上
東の上
元関白
梅壺の女御
First wife of the Emperor. Has no children; prone to jealousy.
🙇♂️ Umetsubo’s maid;
🫛 Reikeiden; 🫛 San no Hime;
三の姫
四の姫
Has an ill-fated marriage to Sara.
🎏 Yukihime; 🎏 Tamakohime;
左衛門
南天の東宮
吉野の宮
式部卿の宮
弓弦親王
An obscure prince drafted in as a replacement for Togu, backed by Shikibu-kyo and Ginkaku.
🧬 Emperor;
>🤝 Sara
石蕗
An amorous young man. Cousin of the Emperor.
💖 Shi no Hime; 🤝 Akimasa;
橘明理
あぐり
十良光
十良子
銀覚
幻覚
沙羅双樹
睡蓮
藤原の角光
An ambitious court official seeking beneficial marriages for his four daughters.
🎏 San no Hime; 🎏 Shi no Hime;
🧑🍼 Fujiwara Sr
麗景殿の女御
雪姫
珠子姫
朱雀院
帝
源忠輔
宣旨
梅坪の女房
蔵人頭
All images ©Chiho Saito/Shogakukan
